What is the biggest tornado in US history?

The deadliest tornado of all time in the United States was the Tri-State Tornado on March 18, 1925 in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. It killed 695 people and injured over 2,000.

What was the worst tornado in the world?

the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado
Bangladesh, 1989 Marking the world’s deadliest tornado on record, the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado in central Bangladesh in April 1989 was an estimated 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles) wide and left a nearly 49-mile “path of death,” reported Al Jazeera.

What was the strongest tornado ever?

The largest and strongest tornado ever recorded in history is considered to be the El Reno tornado, which took place in Oklahoma in May 2013. According to the reports, it was as wide as 2.6 mi (4.2 km) and had a speed of 302 mph (486 kph).

What state in the US has never had a tornado?

There are a few states in the U.S. that have never had a tornado. These states are: Alaska, Hawaii, and Wyoming.

How much damage did the La Plata tornado cause?

Property damage exceeded $100 million. This is not the deadliest tornado to strike La Plata. On November 9, 1926, a tornado killed 13 children at a school and 4 townspeople, with 35 injured. This web page comprises damage that occurred in the NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office (WFO/LWX) region of Southern Maryland.

What was the name of the tornado that hit Baltimore MD?

La Plata Tornado – April 28, 2002. April 28, 2012 marks the ten-year anniversary of one of the strongest tornadoes to hit the greater Baltimore-Washington D.C. area. During the evening of 28 April 2002, a long track, devastating tornado with a peak rating of F4 on the Fujita (F) scale* in La Plata, Maryland tracked across southern Maryland.

Is there a F4 tornado in Maryland?

This tornado tracked from east-to-west at nearly 60 mph across southern Maryland. Although F4 tornadoes are rare in the Mid-Atlantic, even more rare with this event was its location well outside of the climatologically favored area of the country for violent tornadoes.

Where did the tornado hit in WV?

In eastern West Virginia, the storm produced hail; it first became tornadic near Quicksburg, VA. Tornado warnings were issued for Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties, where a F2 tornado occurred. (Click here to jump to pictures and damage descriptions).